Argentine president stirs ‘fear me’ politics
Sep 7, 2012, 8:23 PM
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) – Opponents of Argentina’s president are pouncing on a warning she gave to her government appointees, saying it has no place in a democracy.
President Cristina Fernandez said anyone engaged in corruption or doing things badly or behind her back should “fear God and have a little fear of me as well.”
Her supporters laughed and applauded at the line, but opponents said Friday that invoking fear this way brings back memories of the 1976-1983 dictatorship.
Congressman Ricardo Alfonsin, who came in third against Fernandez in the last election, said all Argentines should reject such comments.
(Copyright 2012 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.)